Curtain and drapery support



w. .1. DONOVAN.

CURTAIN AND DRAPERY SUPPORT Filed May 1, 1922 mll iam J Donovan.

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Patented Jul! 3, v UNlTED TSTATES W43. DONOVAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, rmsnvanm cuaa'arn nun nnarnar surroa'r.

Application filed Kay 1, 1922. Serial No. 557,770.

To all whom it may conaem:

I Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. Donovan, a citizen of the United States residing at Philadelphia, in the county of khiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain v and Drapery Sufipportaof which the following is a spec ation.

This invention relates to curtain and drapery supports and more 'articularl to devices of the nature descri ed and i natrated in y Nprior patent dated September 26th, 1916, 01,199,673, the primary object of the present invention being certam improvements in the curtain and drapery support disclosed by said patent which renders the same more serviceable, durable and effective in use as well as simpler to set up or take down.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a' curtain and drapery support which comprehends a unit for attachment to the sides of the window casing, said unit being'designed to support lace curtains side draperies, and a valance, the same being sus ended in an artistic manner with no unsig tly projections or the like.

other object of this invention is the rovision of a device of the fore oing reerred to character which when ful y draped is adapted to cover the curtain and drapery support in a complete manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as will be more clearly apparent from the following description this invention comprehends certain novel features of construction, the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter full described and more specifically defined y the appended claim.

In the further disclosure of the invention referenceis to be had to the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings constituting a part of this specification and in WhlCh hke characters of reference designate the same or corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one convenient embodiment of my present invention, thesame being shown in applied POSI- tion with a portion thereof broken away or in section to better disclose the underlym structure while the drapings suspende thereby are indicated in dot-and-dash lines.

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse section through the curtain and drapery support illustrated by the preceding figure; and,

Figure 3 is a broken perspective view of the curtain and drapery support b itmlf tfie saipe being viewed. from the inter ior side t ereo i Referringmore particularly to the views the numerals 4, 5, designate telesco ic sec- 4 tions which are appropriately ma e from sheet metal or the like, the section 5 bein adapted for sliding movement in and out o the section 4. From Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings more particularly it will be noted that each section 4, 5 is formed with an upper inwardly directed edge 6, the free edge, whereof is folded upon itself as clear] shown at 7 in Figure 2 whereb the edge is stifi'ened or strengthened. It 1s also to be noted that the front walls 8 are vertical and that the lower edges of the sections 4, 5' are inwardly turned at right angles relative thereto at 9 and vertically turned and folded upon themselves as shown at 10 in a similar manner to the formation of the upper edge 6. Still further it is to be Observed that the curtain and drapery support is of what may be termed channel-formation in cross section, while the end portions 11, 11 thereof are turned at right angles so that the device may extend out at the requisite distance from a window casement-not shown. The inner lower edges of the parts 11-11 are provided with cut-out ortions .12 or said portions may be partia ly indented so that they can be easily broken away for a purpose later on explained; Attached to.

the inner end wall 11 as by rivets 13 is what I tern an angle bracket 14, said an le bracket being of channel-formation in p an thereby providing a rear wall '15 and an inner wall 16, both of said walls having inverted key-hole slots 17 therein.

I desire to here particularly oint out that these angle brackets 14 are 0 a nature to make provision whereby said angle brackets easily slip over the screws or nails and hold the curtain a-nd'drapery support securely in place, it being obvious that the slot allows you to insert the screw or nail into the woodwork before placing the support in position, then you simply pass the larger hole in the slot making provision for the easy passage of the nail or screw thereout so that the an 1e bracket 14 whether it be supported on t e face or the edge of a window casement rests upon the shap k of said nail or screw.

mentioned cut-out portions 12 they serve to support the curtain rod 18 from which the lace curtain 19 is suspended, and it will be noted on an examination of Figure 2 more particularly that the provision of two or more of such notches or indented portions 12 make provision for the dis osition of the lace curtains closer to or fart or away from the face of the window as desired.

In the application of the device described the curtain and drapery support is secured to the sides or face of the window casing by the angle brackets 1414, the relative sliding action of the sections 4 5 forming the frame permitting of its ready adjustment to the window casings of different widths. The usual lace curtain 19 is next arranged upon the pole or curtain rod 18 and supported in the desired notched or cut-out parts 12. Curtains or drapings 20 are next suspended by hooks 21 on the inner edge 10 of the sections 4, 5, said hooks being sprung into place in any of the well known ways and thereby dependently holding the said side curtains 20 in a neat and attractive manner. The valance 22 is efl'ectively concealed by means of hooks 23 attached at the back of the inner edge of the valance 22 as clearly shown in Figure 2, and it may be of any artistic finish or pattern as desired.

With the construction set forth and described it will be obvious that I have greatly improved combination curtain and drapery supports of the type described in my hereinbefore referred to patent, and I wish it clearly understood that I do not restrict my aeoeae self to two sections as it will be obvious that two or more sections may be employed, the intermediate one being supported in any appropriate manner to givestren h to the entire device. Still further it will be observed that a curtain and drapery support of the nature hereinbefore described will not be visible when draped so that a neat and artistic finish is always insured.

Having described my invention, what I .claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

A curtain and drapery support comprising a plurality of channel-like telescopic sections, the upper edges whereof are bent at right angles thereto and inwardl folded upon themselves while the lower e ges are similarly bent at right angles and upwardly turned in parallelism to the face of the support with the edges thereof folded upon themselves, opposed integral end portions of like cross section at right angles to the face of the support, a lurality of opposed notches in the walls of t e inwardly and upwardly turned parts of the end lower portions for supporting a curtain pole at variable distances relative'to the inner face of the support, and opposed angle brackets semixed to the inner faces of the end portions having inverted key-hole slots in their back and inner faces whereby the device may be supported on the face or outer edges of a Window casement as desired. 5

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM J. Donovan. 

